I wouldn’t say it was gorgeous, but it had a good look. IMO, the 2 and 4 were their best takes.
I appreciate the bold take of the PS5, but what I hate it the sheer inability to walk away from a design where it’s clear that an aspect of it wasn’t able to be incorporated into it (cough disc drive cough) so they just gave it a tumor on its side.
The modular drive should have always been part of the design too. There’s no way that wasn’t though of before the slim take and it makes so much sense from a production standpoint.
PS1 was also a great design, just very of its time. Consoles used to sit on the floor, plugged into the front inputs on TVs. They were set up when they were needed, by mostly by children, and then put away (mostly by parents). Durable plastic with a top-loading disc drive and big friendly buttons made sense.
The genius of the PS2’s design was Sony saying “no, gaming is here to stay, I live in the entertainment center full time now.” Nintendo didn’t get the memo that generation.
I wouldn’t say it was gorgeous, but it had a good look. IMO, the 2 and 4 were their best takes.
I appreciate the bold take of the PS5, but what I hate it the sheer inability to walk away from a design where it’s clear that an aspect of it wasn’t able to be incorporated into it (cough disc drive cough) so they just gave it a tumor on its side.
The modular drive should have always been part of the design too. There’s no way that wasn’t though of before the slim take and it makes so much sense from a production standpoint.
PS1 was also a great design, just very of its time. Consoles used to sit on the floor, plugged into the front inputs on TVs. They were set up when they were needed, by mostly by children, and then put away (mostly by parents). Durable plastic with a top-loading disc drive and big friendly buttons made sense.
The genius of the PS2’s design was Sony saying “no, gaming is here to stay, I live in the entertainment center full time now.” Nintendo didn’t get the memo that generation.
I don’t know why, but I love this comment. Thanks for it.